महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-278, verse-13

बालस्याश्वाः प्रियाश्चास्य करोत्यश्वांश्च मृन्मयान् ।
चित्रेऽपि च लिखत्यश्वांश्चित्राश्व इति चोच्यते ॥१३॥

13. bālasyāśvāḥ priyāścāsya karotyaśvāṁśca mṛnmayān ,
citre'pi ca likhatyaśvāṁścitrāśva iti cocyate.

13. bālasya aśvāḥ priyāḥ ca asya karoti aśvān ca mṛnmayān
| citre api ca likhati aśvān ca citrāśvaḥ iti ca ucyate

13. Horses were dear to the boy, and he used to make clay horses. He also drew horses in pictures, and so he was called Citrāśva.

Words meanings summery:

• बालस्य (bālasya) - of the boy Satyavān (of the boy, for the boy)

• अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses

• प्रियाः (priyāḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - of the boy (Satyavān) (his, of him/this)

• करोति (karoti) - makes, does, performs

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses (accusative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मृन्मयान् (mṛnmayān) - made of clay, earthen

• चित्रे (citre) - in a picture, in a painting

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and, also

• लिखति (likhati) - draws (draws, writes, paints)

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses (accusative)

• चित्राश्वः (citrāśvaḥ) - the name given to Satyavān (Citrāśva (name), one whose horses are pictures/painted)

• इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a direct quote or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

• च (ca) - and, also

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

बालस्य (bālasya) - of the boy Satyavān (of the boy, for the boy)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - boy, child, young, infant

Note: Refers to Satyavān as a boy.

अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

प्रियाः (priyāḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite

Note: Agrees with 'aśvāḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of the boy (Satyavān) (his, of him/this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to Satyavān.

करोति (karoti) - makes, does, performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Present Tense

Present active 3rd person singular of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मृन्मयान् (mṛnmayān) - made of clay, earthen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛnmaya

mṛnmaya - made of clay, earthen, consisting of earth

Derived from mṛd (earth) + -maya (suffix for 'made of')

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛd+maya)

• mṛd – earth, clay, soil
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix

Note: Agrees with 'aśvān'.

चित्रे (citre) - in a picture, in a painting

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - picture, painting, drawing, variegated

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

लिखति (likhati) - draws (draws, writes, paints)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of likh

Present Tense

Present active 3rd person singular of √likh

Root: likh (class 6)

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

चित्राश्वः (citrāśvaḥ) - the name given to Satyavān (Citrāśva (name), one whose horses are pictures/painted)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrāśva

citrāśva - having variegated horses, having painted horses, name of a king/person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (citra+aśva)

• citra – picture, painting, variegated, wonderful
  noun (neuter)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Satyavān.

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a direct quote or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Present Tense

Present passive 3rd person singular of √vac, which becomes √muc in passive stems

Root: vac (class 2)